Dance in Drawing: energy captured
Isabel Putinja gets an insight into the inspirations and technicalities of drawing movement with visual artists Subodh Poddar and Noelle Williamson.
7 June 2010
Issue-109
Rāga in Popular and Contemporary Music – Part 8
In the concluding chapter of the eight-part series Dharambir and Surmeet Singh take a look at how raga is influencing popular music.
7 June 2010
Sonia Sabri – Intelligent interpreter
Shezad Kahlil talks to the dancer who is pushing the boundaries of the form with every new production.
7 June 2010
Apprentice Dancer
Hiten Mistry who gave his arangetram recently is interviewed by Kavya Kaushik.
7 June 2010
Ray of Light
The director of sampad shares her experiences of setting up one of UK’s most dynamic South Asian art’s agencies.
7 June 2010
Alchemy 2010 — Ganga Nitya Vaahini – The Eternal River
In a panel discussion on Indian dance held the previous day, Malavika Sarukkai, a solo bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer from India, commented that she sees her practice of dance not in terms of tradition or change but tradition and change
7 June 2010
Alchemy 2010 — Dance Triple Bill
A triple bill of dance at the South Bank’s Alchemy festival may have been intended as a showcase for young up-and-coming artists, but in the event it was an absent 80-year-old who dominated the programme: Kumudini Lakhia.
7 June 2010
Sharira
Chandralekha (1928-2006), a Chennai-based choreographer, poet and graphic designer, was a pioneer of modern Indian dance. Never one to shy away from provocation or controversy, she consistently flouted notions of ‘tradition’ in Indian dance.
7 June 2010
From the Heart
Anusha Subramanyam is well-known in dance circles for her work with special needs and community groups and as an excellent bharatanatyam teacher.
7 June 2010